Paul E Hoffman: 12 books
A New Andalucia and a Way to the Orient
The American Southeast During the Sixteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Paul E. Hoffman's groundbreaking book focuses on a neglected area of colonial history -- southeastern North America during the sixteenth-century. Hoffman describes expeditions to the region, efforts at colonization, and rivalries between the French, Spanish, and English. He reveals the ways in which...
by Paul E. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
What happens after a congregation welcomes new Christians into its ministry? Building on the work of the first volume in this series, Faith Forming Faith, Paul Hoffman interprets how a congregation that intentionally practices baptism and its renewal is itself re-formed. Pastors, teachers, lay leaders,...
Welcome One Another
A Handbook for Hospitality Ministers
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
We once believed that as a majority culture in North America everyone knew all there was to know about a church and its surroundings. This certainly is no longer true in a post-Christian North American culture. Most people in our towns and cities, in the neighborhoods and surrounding countryside of...
Faith Forming Faith
Bringing New Christians to Baptism and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church in Seattle discovered that by forming the faith of new Christians and leading them to the waters of baptism, they as a parish were renewed and revitalized for mission in the world. Faith Forming Faith describes the year-long process of faith mentoring that has become...
The Stations of the Cross
Photographs and Meditations
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
With simple narrative and lovely pictures, this inspiring devotional resource follows Christ on his final journey to the cross. Through it, the ancient rite of the stations finds a post-modern expression that is both fresh and poignant. Supplemented with Scriptural texts, this accessible set of devotions...
The Wildside Book of Fantasy
20 Great Tales of Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The Wildside book of Fantasy presents 20 great fantasy tales by modern masters. Included are stories by Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Gene Wolfe, Fritz Leiber, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Robert E. Howard, and many more. A choice selection of tales! THE DEAD MAN, by Gene Wolfe BRIGHT STREETS OF AIR, by...
Religion, Culture, and International Conflict
A Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2005
As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...
by Devra B. Adelstein, Ann Alaoglu, E. James Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that...
The De Soto Chronicles Vol 1 & 2
The Expedition of Hernando de Soto to North America in 1539-1543
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 1995
1993 Choice Outstanding Academic Book, sponsored by Choice Magazine.
The De Soto expedition was the first major encounter of Europeans with North American Indians in the eastern half of the United States. De Soto and his army of over 600 men, including 200 cavalry, spent four years traveling...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Spooky Indiana
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Hoosier State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Spooky Georgia
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Peach State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.